Day: February 10, 2025

12-year basic education: FG meets NUT, principals

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The Federal Government is set to meet with the Nigeria Union of Teachers and the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools on Wednesday to discuss the proposal by the Minister of Education, Mr. Tunji Alausa, to extend basic education to 12 years. The proposal, which aims to integrate junior and senior secondary education into a single continuous programme, has sparked mixed reactions among education stakeholders, with calls for careful deliberation before any decision is made. In an exclusive interview, the National President of ANCOPPS, Mr. Musa Ibrahim, clarified…

[ICYMI] Civil servants get Feb 17 deadline for verification

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Federal civil servants have been given a February 17, 2025, deadline for identity verification as the government moves to weed out ghost workers. This was contained in a memo by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation and sighted by our correspondent on Saturday. Civil servants are expected to verify their identities on the portal of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System amid the planned stoppage of salaries and other sanctions for ghost workers. Our correspondent gathered that civil servants had been in haste to generate their Taxpayers…

Beyond AI: Emotional Intelligence Also Crucial for Business Success, Says PMI Boss

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The game-changing role technology, especially Artificial Intelligence (AI), has continued to play in individual and corporate systems, emotional intelligence and human values, have been identified as equally key to the success of such individuals and corporate organisations. A top Project Management professional and Managing Director, Project Management Institute (PMI), Sub-Saharan Africa, Dr. George Asamani, therefore stressed the need for orgnaisations, desirous of success, to create a balance between these two ends. He argued that, with technology becoming ‘omnipresent’, individuals must be ready to take personal responsibility for preserving their human…

Japa: Visa Dropbox Halted in Nigeria

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The United States has discontinued its visa dropbox service in Nigeria, requiring all applicants for visitor visa renewals to attend in-person interviews. This change eliminates the previous option for eligible applicants, especially those with recent US travel history, to submit their passports without an interview, which had significantly shortened processing times. The suspension of this service raises concerns about further delays in visa processing, as interview slots in Nigeria were already subject to extended wait times, sometimes exceeding a year. This shift could disrupt travel plans for many Nigerians, including…